Total Crime Rate

184.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dodd Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Leggatts , and the 30th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dodd Road (WD24 5FQ) in the last 12 months was 184.8 per 1,000 residents and was 153.5% higher than the Leggatts average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dodd Road (WD24 5FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Brushrise. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dodd Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarke Green —
Apr 2026Public order Clarke Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dodd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemming Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brushrise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brushrise Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brushrise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodrich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harris Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Harris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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